orchid
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Koja is concerned about the loss of unique indigenous trees like the giant orchid, already a problem before mining has even started.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
Being experts in orchid ecology and evolution, Suetsugu's team took on the challenge to find out who feeds the young orchids.
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
The board-certified internist asserted her authority by wielding data, what she called “brute force” and the soft persuasion of an occasional gift of an orchid, picked from her garden in suburban Maryland.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025
He acknowledged there had been a "falling out" between himself and Lancaster, but said it was over "whether an orchid should stay on a bowl of soup or not".
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
The small entryway has a table with a purple orchid and a bowl on it.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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